Efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy with RLP068 for diabetic foot ulcers: a review of the literature and clinical experience

Felicia Pantò MD, Liboria Adamo BSc, Carla Giordano MD, Carmelo Licciardello MD

Abstract

This article is the second part of a literature review concerning diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and the use of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT involves the topical application of a photosensitiser into the tissue, followed by illumination that induces the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). PDT provides bacterial inactivation and promotes wound healing, and it can be used to manage the infection and microbial colonisation of DFUs. It has pivotal advantages in comparison with chemotherapeutics, such as no potential to induce resistance, and a wide spectrum of activity. Tetracationic Zn(II) phthalocyanine derivatives have been developed for PDT. Among these, we would like to focus on RLP068, whose antimicrobial activity has been widely demonstrated in preclinical studies and in a clinical trial. This article reports previously published evidence and presents four unpublished clinical cases of DFUs treated in the real-life setting with PDT.

Article Details

Article Type

Review

DOI

10.7573/dic.2019-10-3

Corrigendum/Erratum

Publication Dates

Accepted: ; Published: .

Citation

Pantò F, Adamo L, Giordano C, Licciardello C. Efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy with RLP068 for diabetic foot ulcers: a review of the literature and clinical experience. Drugs in Context 2020; 9: 2019-10-3. DOI: 10.7573/dic.2019-10-3

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